Zach LaVine vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Zach LaVine that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Zach LaVine

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zach LaVine 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Zach LaVine 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Zach LaVine 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Zach LaVine 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)